Sentence examples for technical shortfall from inspiring English sources

An effort by the European Central Bank to intervene in government bond markets hit a technical shortfall Tuesday, raising new questions about how long the central bank can avoid taking bigger steps to address the euro region's debt crisis.

Another silver lining: Due to major production cuts by home builders, the institute estimates that the 1 million- to 1.5 million-unit glut of new homes that existed at the beginning of 2005 fell to a technical shortfall of 100,000 to a half million units by 2009 based on long-term demand.

The Air Force's procurement programs have been handicapped for years by accusations of favoritism, inefficiency and technical shortfalls, and Mr. Riechers's new role in the procurement office was supposed to have been repairing the damage.

Prior to proceeding with the clinical sample analysis, it is crucial to ensure the efficiency of the workflow and to resolve any technical shortfalls.

Certainly, all surgeons involved in this audit have a high annual throughput of at least 20 procedures, which makes it less likely that this figure is due to technical shortfalls during the learning curve.

Divided results are attributed to the fact that the numbers of samples and clones analyzed in cloning and sequencing analysis were not enough [ 9, 10] and that single stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and heteroduplex tracking assays (HTA) used in those studies had technical shortfalls [ 11– 15].

Identifying technical faults or shortfalls out in the field can be tricky, but laboratory-based gait analysis allows even tiny errors to be spotted, which might be the cause of current or future injuries.

Both the nuclear industry and its regulators need to engage with cyber-security experts on a continuing basis, installing robust policies and action plans to deal with the technical, managerial and cultural shortfalls that contribute to the current risky situation that cyber-attacks pose.

We also identified a shortfall in access to technical extension services to be a significant problem because 40% of the technical assistance is currently provided by vendors of fertilizers and other chemicals.

The Huffington Post called the shortage "devastating," and the Obama administration's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology predicted a shortfall of 1 million technical professionals by 2020.

I. C. Smith, who was in charge of the F.B.I.'s budget for national-security programs, told me that his department was "constantly raiding the technical programs" to make up for shortfalls in other areas — such as, in one case, the travel budget.